Cross-Site Request Forgery Flaw in Ad Inserter Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2015-9497

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Ad Inserter
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 October 2019
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What is CVE-2015-9497?

The Ad Inserter plugin for WordPress, prior to version 1.5.3, is susceptible to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities. This can lead to exploitation through XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) when an attacker tricks a victim into triggering unwanted actions within their WordPress admin session. Attackers may exploit this flaw via the wp-admin/options-general.php?page=ad-inserter.php endpoint, allowing malicious script execution in the context of the administrator.

References

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7974
x_refsource_MISC
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131798/
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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